Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Panipat on December 9 and launch "Bima Sakhi Yojana", aimed at empowering women, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Monday.

Prime Minister Modi will on December 9 launch the "Bima Sakhi Yojana", aimed at empowering women, which will directly benefit millions of women across the country, he said.

Saini on Monday reviewed the preparations for the prime minister's upcoming visit to Panipat, said an official statement here.

Development and Panchayat Minister Krishan Lal Panwar, Education Minister Mahipal Dhanda, BJP State president Mohan Lal Badoli, BJP MLA Pramod Kumar Vij, Director General of Police (DGP) Shatrujeet Kapur and senior officials were also present.

India pacer Siddarth Kaul, who was stalwart Virat Kohli's teammate in the title-winning Under-19 squad, announced his decision to retire from Indian cricket.

Kaul brought the curtain down on his career with six international appearances, three apiece in T20Is and ODIs between 2018 and 2019.

After almost six years of representing the Men in Blue, the 34-year-old took to X to announce his decision to retire from his career with India.

"When I was a child playing cricket in the fields in Punjab, I had one dream. A dream to represent my country. In 2018, by God's grace, I received my India Cap Number 75 in the T20i team and Cap Number 221 in the ODI team. The time has now come to call time on my career in India and announce my retirement. Words cannot express my gratitude for the love and support I have received through all the highs and lows of my career," Kaul wrote on X.

HPCL's Director (Marketing) Amit Garg is set to be the new Chairman & Managing Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), a Maharatna PSU under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG). Garg had taken over charge of the Director post a year back in December 2023. Prior to joining as Director (Marketing) of HPCL, he was serving as Executive Director (Aviation) in the same organisation.

A Search-cum-Selection Committee formed by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) had conducted interviews for the selection of the new CMD of HPCL on November 13. According to sources, the committee has recommended the name of Amit Garg for the CMD post.

Earlier this year in June, the PSU headhunter PESB had conducted interviews for the top position. Later, the board had announced that none of the candidates who were interviewed were found to be suitable for the post of HPCL CMD. It later recommended the ministry to choose an appropriate course to find a worthy candidate.

India on Wednesday carried out the test firing of the nuclear-capable 3,500-kilometre-range K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from the Indian Navy's newly inducted nuclear submarine, INS Arighaat, news agency ANI revealed on Thursday, citing unnamed defence sector sources. In a post on social media platform X, the news agency said that the test results were "being analysed" at the time of reporting.

The Indian Navy on Wednesday "carried out the test firing of the 3,500-km K-4 ballistic missile from the newly inducted nuclear submarine INS Arighaat. The test results are being analysed. The boat is operated by the Strategic Forces Command," ANI's social media post said.

"The test of the ballistic missile was done for the full range. The details are being analysed, and the top military and political brass would be briefed by officials concerned on the exact details after complete analysis," said another ANI social media post, citing defence sources.

Max Verstappen secured his fourth consecutive Formula 1 world title at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, while George Russell delivered a commanding performance to claim victory for Mercedes, holding off a late charge from teammate Lewis Hamilton.

Verstappen joined the elite group of four-time world champions by finishing one place ahead of Lando Norris, securing the 2024 drivers' crown with two rounds to spare.

Russell led from the pole position, fending off early pressure from Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and later withstanding Hamilton's comeback from 10th place on the grid. The Briton drove flawlessly over the 50 laps, earning his second win of the year and Mercedes' first since the Belgian Grand Prix in July.

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna recommended Justice Manmohan, the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, for appointment as apex court judge on Thursday (November 28, 2024).

Justice Manmohan’s is the first recommendation to the Supreme Court Bench from the Chief Justice Khanna Collegium. If appointed to the apex court, Justice Manmohan would fill one of the two pending vacancies in the Supreme Court, which has a sanctioned judicial strength of 34.

The two vacancies arose with the retirements of Chief Justice Khanna’s predecessor, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, and Justice Hima Kohli.

Professor Amiya Kumar Bagchi, who passed away on Thursday (November 28, 2024) evening, was one of the most outstanding economists, scholars, and public intellectuals of our time. A rebel all his life, he left the college where he had been admitted originally for speaking out against some injustice, and joined Presidency College, Kolkata, which had a freer atmosphere. After his Master’s in economics from Presidency, he went to Cambridge University on a West Bengal government scholarship, where he not only finished his doctoral work but also joined the Faculty of Economics and Politics, with a Fellowship at Jesus College.

He had started out as a mathematical economist, in fact a Game Theorist, but changed course while writing his Ph.D. dissertation and, and on the advice of one of his mentors, turned to economic history, a turn for which we must be highly grateful. He was not an economic historian in the narrow sense; rather, he was a macroeconomist working on historical data.

The world's oldest living man has died at the age of 112, his family have confirmed.

John Alfred Tinniswood died on Monday at the Southport care home where he lived.

The lifelong Liverpool football fan became the world’s oldest living man in April this year, when Juan Vicente Pérez Mora died at the age of 114.

His family said Mr Tinniswood's final day was "surrounded by music and love".

Mr Tinniswood, who was born on 26 August 1912, the same year the Titanic sank, became the UK’s oldest man in 2020.

He was recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s oldest man in April 2024.

The world's oldest living man has died at the age of 112, his family have confirmed.

John Alfred Tinniswood died on Monday at the Southport care home where he lived.

The lifelong Liverpool football fan became the world’s oldest living man in April this year, when Juan Vicente Pérez Mora died at the age of 114.

His family said Mr Tinniswood's final day was "surrounded by music and love".

Mr Tinniswood, who was born on 26 August 1912, the same year the Titanic sank, became the UK’s oldest man in 2020.

He was recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s oldest man in April 2024.

The world's oldest living man has died at the age of 112, his family have confirmed.

John Alfred Tinniswood died on Monday at the Southport care home where he lived.

The lifelong Liverpool football fan became the world’s oldest living man in April this year, when Juan Vicente Pérez Mora died at the age of 114.

His family said Mr Tinniswood's final day was "surrounded by music and love".

Mr Tinniswood, who was born on 26 August 1912, the same year the Titanic sank, became the UK’s oldest man in 2020.

He was recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s oldest man in April 2024.